The 31-year-old has lifted the Sir Matt Busby trophy on four occasions already – in 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2017/18.
He also landed the Players' Player of the Year accolade in three of those seasons and, although reiterating his frustration on Friday about our European exit, there is no doubting his credentials again this time around.
David has won four of the seven Player of the Month trophies this term, as voted by the club's supporters, and is clearly a strong contender to come out on top when the overall voting takes place.
Although showing his great disappointment when speaking after the Champions League loss to his former club Atletico Madrid, De Gea was asked about the individual prize during a Fans' Q&A interview that took place before the round-of-16 second leg.